WELCOME TO SUMMERFIELD WALDORF SCHOOL AND FARM

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Request our information packet and tell us about your child. We offer preschool through high school Waldorf education on our beautiful 38-acre campus and farm in Sonoma County. The school was established in 1974 and is the only school in the state with a working Biodynamic farm on its campus.

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Come and see first hand the richness and depth of Summerfield’s curriculum where experiential learning builds students’ capacities. Experience a day in the life of Sonoma County’s oldest independent school, where academic excellence is cultivated and inspired learning takes place daily.

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Thank you for considering Summerfield Waldorf as you embark on the journey of choosing a school for your family. Summerfield is uniquely positioned to engage its students and faculty, creating a learning environment that fosters the awakening consciousness and abilities of students academically, socially and artistically.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Role of the Arts in Waldorf Education
An Artistic Approach to Education There is extensive research on the benefits of art in schools. Including how the arts bring joy, foster creativity, increase engagement, build determination and problem solving, and help students acquire complex skills. However, new research suggests that teachers can also use art as an effective teaching tool to help students remember and master difficult academic subjects. Arts integrated academics is central to how we teach in Waldorf education. Likewise, we know that incorporating music, drama, poetry, visual arts, and movement all [...]
Where Are The Textbooks? The Use of Main Lesson Books in Waldorf Education
Main Lesson books are unique to Waldorf education. While traditional schooling pairs lecturing with textbook references and worksheets, Waldorf students process and record lectures in notes and illustrations on large, blank pages of high-quality paper. What are these books exactly, and why do Waldorf schools use them? What is a Main Lesson Book? The creation of a Main Lesson book is an active, hands-on experience of learning, that encourages both intention and creativity. Waldorf students record content of each subject of study presented during a [...]
Theater Is Beneficial to Children’s Development
The performing arts give students skills that build relationships, flexibility, and self-esteem. Theater is beneficial to children's development. It helps children develop a range of beneficial skills, such as quick-thinking and problem solving. The performing arts also teach students how to overcome anxiety, and build self confidence. Theater, in particular, strengthens empathy, by asking the student to enter into what their character is feeling and experiencing. Additionally, putting on a play requires students to work as a team. That's why at Summerfield, every student is involved [...]
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Our Programs

Early Childhood
Our early childhood program provides children with a calm and joyful experience filled with magic and reverence.

Lower School
The lower school curriculum is dynamic and diversified, offering humanities, mathematics, science and the arts.

High School
The high school curriculum inspires students to be active in their own learning and understand how to educate themselves.
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